Revising Your Writing

Revise for...

• Content
• Structure
• Clarity & Conventions

Content

Revising for Content

• Does your writing fully address the prompt?
• Do you use relevant and specific evidence?
• Do you explain how your evidence supports your thesis?
• Do you accurately interpret the text?

AP Essay

• Do you address the book's meaning?
• Do you explain how an allusion develops the meaning?
• Do you use and explain (not summarize) relevant evidence?

Structure

Revising for Structure

• Do you have a clear thesis?
• Do your body paragraphs have clear main ideas?
• Do you connect your ideas and analysis back to your thesis?

Clarity and Conventions

Revising for Clarity

• Do you use specific diction?
• Do you clearly state your thesis and main ideas?
• Is the meaning of each sentence clear upon first reading it?

Revising for Conventions

• Do you use correct sentence structure?
• Do you use correct spelling, punctuation, capitalization, etc.?
• Do you use a formal writing voice?

Revise in this order:

• Content
• Structure
• Clarity & Conventions